LOS ANGELES, CA—The Los Angeles County Bar Association’s (LACBA) Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee (JEEC) just released its 2022 “Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee Final Report.” The Report rates Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) judicial candidates based on professional ability, experience, competence, integrity, and temperament. The full report is available at lacba.org/2022-jeec.
This year, the JEEC rated 35 candidates, including three sitting judges, for nine LASC contested offices.
Forty-four LACBA members make up JEEC, representing by race, gender, and ethnicity a cross section of public and private attorneys, including members of solo, small, medium, and large law firms, from prosecutors and plaintiffs’ attorneys to criminal defense practitioners. Committee members review each candidate’s background, conduct a thorough analysis of their qualifications, and interview candidates to assign a rating of: “Exceptionally Well Qualified,” “Well Qualified,” “Qualified,” and “Not Qualified.”
Below are the JEEC 2022 Results:
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 3
Frank Amador…………………………..Not Qualified
Hon. Sherilyn Peace Garnett……Exceptionally Well Qualified
Tim Reuben…………………………..…Well Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 60
Abby Baron..………………..………….Well Qualified
Sharon Ransom………………………..Well Qualified
Anna Slotky Reitano…………………Qualified
Mark Rosenfeld………….…………….Not Qualified
Troy Slaten………………………………….Qualified
Craig Sturm………………………………..Not Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 67
Fernanda Maria Barreto………….…Well Qualified
Ryan Dibble………………………………….Well Qualified
Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes…..…….Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 70
Renee Yolande Chang….…………..Well Qualified
Randy Fudge………………………..….Not Qualified
Holly L. Hancock………………………Qualified
Eric Alfonso Torices…….……….….Not Qualified
Matthew Vodnoy………….…………Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 90
Leslie Gutierrez……….……………Qualified
Naser (Nas) Khoury……………..Not Qualified
Melissa Lyons………………………Well Qualified
Kevin Thomas McGurk…………Well Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 116
Hon. David B. Gelfound…………Exceptionally Well Qualified
Lloyd E. Handler………………………Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 118
Melissa Hammond…………………..Well Qualified
Georgia Huerta……….……………….Well Qualified
Keith Koyano……….…………..………Well Qualified
Klint McKay……….….…………………Well Qualified
Carolyn “Jiyoung” Park……………Not Qualified
Shan Thever……………………..…..….Not Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 151
Thomas D. Allison………………..…Qualified
Karen A. Brako………………………..Qualified
Patrick Hare………………………..…..Well Qualified
Richard Quiñones…….………………Qualified
SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 156
Hon. Carol Elswick………………….Qualified
Albert Robles………………………….Not Qualified
